112th Congress, 2nd Session
May 19, 1919
On this date, 435 Members (plus 2 Delegates and 2 Resident Commissioners) gathered in the House Chamber for the opening of the 66th Congress (1919–1921).
December 19, 1919
On this date, the Little Congress—a group mainly composed of secretaries and clerks for Representatives and Senators—met for the first time.
February 12, 1920
Former Speaker Joe Cannon of Illinois recites the Gettysburg Address on the House Floor commemorating the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday
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